Given below are two statements: Statement I: Potassium permanganate on heating at 573 K forms potassium manganate. Statement II: Both potassium permanganate and potassium manganate are tetrahedral and

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Potassium permanganate on heating at $573 K$ forms potassium manganate.

Statement II: Both potassium permanganate and potassium manganate are tetrahedral and paramagnetic in nature.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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2 KMnO 4 Potassium permanganate ⟶ 573 K K 2 MnO 4 Potassium manganate + MnO 2 + O 2 Statement-I is correct. Statement-II is incorrect.

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